About

This restaurant is permanently closed. We are currently living in an era of information overload, where visual stimulation is almost inescapable. Imagine, just for an hour or two, that you abandon the visual world in exchange for a new, more stimulating dining experience- this is “Dining in the Dark", where you recognize friends by their voices, sounds tell a story, aromas come alive and elegance is felt.

Opaque - Dining in the Dark – will seat you in a pitch-black dining room. You will be guided and served by blind or visually impaired individuals that have been specially trained to deliver excellent and personal service to our guests.

Dining Style

Casual Elegant

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Cuisines

American, Californian

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Hours of operation

Dinner: Wednesday - Saturday: 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

The last reservation is at 9:00 pm Table reserved for 1 hour 30 minutes

Opaque - Dining in the Dark offers a unique experience for private groups. We frequently host corporate team building events, family parties, and other large engagements. Don't hesitate to contact us with your party ideas.

Opaque serves dinners in total blackout darkness and the servers are legally blind. Elimination of all visual cues results in a heightened dining experience emotionally, psychologically and gastronomically. The food is essentially a delicious, sophisticated, multi-choice menu (roasted meats, grilled salmon, vegetarian options; interesting appetizers and rich desserts, and there is a full bar. What distinguished the evening and makes it unforgettable is the enhancement of not being able to see any of it, nor those with whom you are seated, or even your own hand in front of your mouth. This elevates the diners' attention, makes conversations more intimate and rewarding and deepens the adventure. (Note: taking the mystery meal" option means that you won't know in advance what is on your plate. A delightful addition to a rich experience.

I have never dined in the dark before and I must say, it was a unique and memorable experience. I chose my items from the menu but, if I were to go again, I would choose the surprise menu instead. Our server was amazingly attentive and helped navigate our way through every "challenge." The food was good, not outstanding, they used a bit too much oil for me. However, there were many varieties to choose from. Try this restaurant if you are looking for a new dining adventure!

Besides drinking half of our bottle of pahlmeyer we brought, and blowing a pre arranged birthday dessert. Food mediocre, nothing more then you could make at home. Joking food and recipe quality and small portions. Stay home. Turn the lights out and make a frozen dinner. You'll eat more , get to enjoy your entire bottle of wine and not be rushed out

Something everyone should try once. An experience unlike anything I've done before. The food was not anything I would brag about, but it didn't matter because the experience was really cool. Our served Mocha was AMAZING! We loved chatting with her and getting to know her experience.

I took my boyfriend here for his birthday. He had no idea what we were going to doing. We arrived and went to the bar to wait for our reservation. The bartender was very talented and it was almost like watching him do a show! When we finally went into the dining area we were lucky enough to have Sergio who was great. We chose the Secret Menu which I highly recommend! The food was great!! This is an experience you don't want to miss out on!

Pros:-This is a great place if you're looking for something unique. I went for my boyfriend's birthday and it was very nice and intimate not be able to see one another and just talk. It was a nice break from checking our phones every 5 minutes (you have to power your phone off before you go in).

-The staff was very nice, especially the greeters in the front! They recommended us having a random, mystery meal instead of choosing each of our courses, which made the experience more fun!

Cons:-Food was NOT worth the price. I read this before coming, but it's actually true. There were small portions and it was just OK. The drinks weren't amazing either. Basically you're paying $100/person here for the experience, NOT the food.

-The waiter kept calling us by the wrong names. After correcting him several times, we kept trying to slyly say our names over and over so he would get the hint, but every time he came to our table he would call us different names -which made me a little upset based on how much we were paying, but I think it might have been his first week so we let that slide.

Overall, I would not come back here because it's overpriced, but I would recommend this experience to anyone looking to try something new!

Well-executed experience. No sense fussing with food presentation or preparation complexity in complete darkness. All that matters is great service and quality ingredients, simply rendered to the plate. Our server Kimness, was great. There's an unavoidable intimacy that comes from placing your hands on the server's shoulders (and having your partner place her hands on your shoulders) in order to be guided to your seat. And once seated, as you negotiate space on the table for plates, utensils and glasses while sharing food, you appreciate for a short while, if you are a sighted person, the ability to focus on your other senses. Others have commented on the background music sound level being a bit too high, but I don't feel this way. I do think it's a bit more noticeable, however, as I found the human noise level to be much lower than in other restaurants. My guess is that the darkness induces people to converse more quietly, which is kinda nice.